The Boys in the Boat - Instaread

The Boys in the Boat

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  • Release Date: 2014-05-12
  • Genre: Study Aids
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Summary of The Boys in the Boat by Daniel James Brown | Includes Analysis
 
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The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics by Daniel James Brown, is a non-fiction account of the remarkable life story of Joe Rantz. Rantz was a determined young man who overcame personal tragedy and hardship to win a gold medal at the 1936 Olympics as a member of the US rowing team.
When Joe was four, his mother, Nellie, died of throat cancer. His father, Harry, went to Canada. He sent Joe to Pennsylvania to live with his Aunt Alma while his older brother, Fred, returned to college. A year later, Fred had graduated college and married Thelma. He sent for Joe to live with him and his new wife.
Joe’s father returned and built a new house in Spokane, Washington. He married Thelma’s sister, Thula, a talented violinist. Joe moved in with Harry and Thula…
 
 
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• Summary of entire book
• Introduction to the Important People in the book
• Analysis of the Themes and Author’s Style
 
 
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Reviews

  • Great read!

    5
    By Willyuuummm
    I definitely recommend this book to anyone looking for a quick summary or "Instaread" on The Boys in the Boat. The author does a great job of squeezing all the main points into a short book and highlighting all the important parts to give a little recap of the book as a whole.

  • Quite good.

    4
    By TheFadeness
    This book is great and captures the history of these americans. It is a very excellent summary and analysis of The Boys in the Boat. It's great that a detailed summary is available, so I don't have to read a long, long book.

  • Great detailed and inspiring story!

    5
    By came.shef1979
    It is a really captivating and interesting story! I thought the story was well done, and I enjoyed learning about this event in history. I knew nothing about rowing and its complexities. I was captured by the richness of this book, now I am interested in rowing. Great book, highly recommend!

  • Wonderful

    5
    By Zakhar Gazizov
    This book is a masterpiece and I love this book. It's quite engaging and I couldn't stop reading it for a long time. I remember some moments that happened to me which were quite good times. I recommend this book to anyone pretty much.

  • Good and detailed summary

    5
    By El_Jefe Bg
    Very excellent summar and anlysis of Boys in the boat. Always fancied that book, and i am hppy i found this. It is wonderful to read and provides really detailed summary without skipping any important info.

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